Do not do this people!

Terminal_Boy · 13 Aug 2015 at 07:11

mushtafa said:
Worst I had in the eye was petrol - now that stings!

Gets your full attention, doesn't it?

Sandycheeks · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:03

spoffle said:
I've had super glue, expanding foam and a small shard of plastic in my eye.

The expanding foam hurt the most, and the plastic was the most irritating.

All at the same time?
What the hell was you doing?

Sandycheeks · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:08

I've had all the usual stuff but one of the most painful was a small piece of plastic that was blown into my eye from a cooling fan on an extruder...luckily the plastic was cold.
I felt like I was sat in the walk in centre with half a bramble bush firmly lodged in my pupil.
Worst was though I had to sit there for around 3 hours with my eye dripping and now red raw from all the rubbing.
Once cleaned up etc..the Dr showed me the culprit, the tiniest fragment of plastic - I don't think I've ever felt so manly.
The only upshot is that I got to see the world as Bono sees it - the iodine filled eye is a really odd sensation.

FL630 · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:24

Boycey0211 said:
aviation fuel, cue 14 day eye infection

worst part is it didn't get in my eye directly, I stupidly rubbed my eye for a second after doing a job and that was it, 20 mins later burning non-stop.

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Jet A1 or Avgas? Hopefully not the latter with all the lead in it still

I've had superglue in my eye, twice. Not pleasant, hurts a lot, eyelashes fuse together, eyelids glue down. Nasty.

traveyb · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:28

Seem to have a bad habit of getting sun cream in my eyes, that stings and makes my eyes water like a b***h

tom_e · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:39

The liquid from a glow stick, was like smothering my eye ball in lava.
Taking out contacts with bits of chili on my fingers didn't even come close.

snips86x · 13 Aug 2015 at 08:43

xs2man said:
Shouldn't have gotten so close to the wife...

hahahaaaa!!!

Mat · 13 Aug 2015 at 09:24

Olbas Oil

>_o

Had a cold so put some on the pillow. Woke up at stupid o'clock with my eye all sorts of painful.

StoutMeister · 13 Aug 2015 at 09:26

Cosimo said:
Mumsnet are waiting for you with open arms.

Hah!

cheesyboy · 13 Aug 2015 at 09:35

tom_e said:
The liquid from a glow stick, was like smothering my eye ball in lava.
Taking out contacts with bits of chili on my fingers didn't even come close.

My son (age 4) did that. Bad parenting :eek:

Apparently, it's not particularly dangerous (frantic googling), just stings a bit.

neil_g · 13 Aug 2015 at 09:42

the end of a gripfill nozzle in the eye smarts if that helps? one grazed eyeball later..

Orionaut · 13 Aug 2015 at 09:42

Ha.

Of course the irony is,

After having had the cataract surgery I no longer have to wear glasses all the time. I was very aware that this meant that I was going to be much more careful when carrying out "Hazardous Tasks" since I could no longer take the eye protection provided by my spectacles for granted any more.

I am pretty paranoid about wearing goggles for work, DIY, etc

It simply didn't occur to me that washing up was actually a "Hazardous Activity" too!

I now know better! :eek:

(I also find it hard to believe that something soo bloody painful doesn't actually cause permanent damage! But everything is fine this morning.)